Silent Partners: France and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia

Silent Partners: France and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia

The French-Saudi relationship in 2025 is a reflection of the tense diplomatic balance in terms of the promotion of human rights and the protection of strategic relationships. Although the world has continuously criticized Saudi Arabia over its human rights, Paris continues to hold what many analysts actually term its silent partnership, a combination of private […]

Balancing acts: Macron’s Middle East policy amid US-Israel tensions

Balancing acts: Macron’s Middle East policy amid US-Israel tensions

The Middle East policy of the French president Emmanuel Macron can be seen as a balanced act in terms of French traditional alliances and the new humanitarian obligations. His historic move to officially acknowledge the State of Palestine in the year 2025 at the United Nations General Assembly was a landmark move in the foreign […]